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Giant miner puppet walks through Cornwall | Giant miner puppet walks through Cornwall |
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A giant puppet of a Cornish miner has taken its first steps on a 130-mile journey. | A giant puppet of a Cornish miner has taken its first steps on a 130-mile journey. |
The 10-metre (32.8ft) Man Engine will travel across the Cornish Mining World Heritage Site to mark the 10th year of its Unesco heritage status. | The 10-metre (32.8ft) Man Engine will travel across the Cornish Mining World Heritage Site to mark the 10th year of its Unesco heritage status. |
The puppet is the same height as a double decker bus when in "crawling" mode but more than twice that height when standing. | The puppet is the same height as a double decker bus when in "crawling" mode but more than twice that height when standing. |
It was launched in Tavistock, Devon and reaches Geevor, Cornwall on 6 August. | |
More updates on the giant puppet, and other Devon and Cornwall news here | More updates on the giant puppet, and other Devon and Cornwall news here |
The machine is the brainchild of Will Coleman, founder of Golden Tree Productions, and is named after a mechanism used to move miners up and down to working levels. | The machine is the brainchild of Will Coleman, founder of Golden Tree Productions, and is named after a mechanism used to move miners up and down to working levels. |